Meet the team 

Planning Communities intentionally seeks employees who have knowledge and passion for sustainability that cover the gamut, from energy, transportation and smart cities, to coastal management and habitat suitability mapping as well as social equity and environmental justice. Each employee brings a unique set of skills and ideas to the table in cultivating creative solutions for our clients’ needs and in burgeoning new areas for internal growth. We encourage individual-expression of thought and collaborative problem-solving.

Teresa Townsend, AICP
(She/Her)

Chief Executive Officer,
Founding Partner & Board of Directors

Ann Steedly, PE
(She/Her)

Chief Operations Officer, Founding Partner & Board of Directors

Kari Hewitt
(She/Her)

Chief Regeneration Officer
Partner & Board of Directors

Passion in doing what we love to do drives our Work

Brandy Huston (SHE/HER)
Environmental Program Manager

James Farrell, AICP (HE/HIS)
Senior Active Transportation & Transit Planner

Prahallad Badami (HE/HIS)
SENIOR Urban Planning Analyst & Designer

Gray Johnston(HE/HIS)
Resilient Planning Lead

Hal McCay(THEY/SHE)
Graphic Designer

SARA Lawless
Senior GIS Analyst & Sustainabilty Planner

Women supporting other Women-owned businesses

  • Breece Robertson

    Resilience, Nature-based Solutions, Environmental Justice and Conservation | Geospatial Technology Leader and GeoDesigner | Author - "Protecting the Places We Love"

    BreeceRobertson.com

  • Karen Campblin

    karen@ktcplan.com

  • Stephanie Liskey

    Sailforth Productions
    https://sfprod.com/

  • Kim Clark